Re: Book on Boost?

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-02-08 13:15:08

--- In boost_at_y..., Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_a...> wrote:
> In the past few weeks I've been contacted by two different book 
editors for 
> well-known publishing companies asking if there is any interest 
doing a 
> book on Boost.

What exactly were they interested in?  Having someone supply them 
with a book or gaining the rights to publish a book?

> How do we response to this type of request?  My guess is it will be 
> happening more often as Boost becomes better known.

If they're soliciting for someone to write a book, I guess anyone 
here can volunteer to write such a book on their own, or several 
people could collaborate.  If they have an author and are just 
looking for permission, well, I'm not a lawyer so I don't know, but 
I'd suspect that they've got a legal right to do so with or with out 
permission.  Asking the authors would just be a formality and would 
be a nice gesture.  I'd expect none here would object.
 
> In a phone conversation with Dave Abrahams, he suggested that 
different 
> people might contribute chapters.  I suppose someone would have to 
> coordinate.
> 
> Any Boost members are interested in taking on such a project, 
either alone 
> or as a group effort?

If and when I have an accepted contribution I'd be quite willing to 
help contribute to such a group effort.

Bill Kempf